Currency holder



Feb. 23, 1943. N. H. SWANSON CURRENCY HOLDER Filed Feb. 1, 1941 2Sheets-Sheet 1 Feb. 23, 1943. N. H. swANsoN CURRENCY HOLDER Filed Feb.1,, 1941 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 J7 V517 E-FK N545 f1 dwAMso/v Patented Feb.23, 1943 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFlCE CURRENCY HOLDER Neis H. Swanson,Chicago, Ill.

' Application February 1, 1941, Serial No. 376,963

1 Claim. (01. 150-35) The present invention relates to an improved andsimplified form of currency holder or combination bill wallet and coinpurse comprising a single strip wallet casing the ends of which areadapted to be bent inwardly to overlap and be removably fastened to oneanother over a coin purse which is integrally connected or hingedlyfastened to the intermediate portion of one lon gitudinal margin of thewallet casing strip to provide a combination wallet and purse whereinthe coin purse may be opened to gain access thereto withoutnecessitating the opening of the wallet casing, or in a modified form ofthe device only requiring the opening of one flap of the wallet casingto aiford access to the closed end of the coin purse.

It is an object of this invention to provide an improved pocketbook orcurrency holder in the form of a combination wallet and coin pursewherein a single layer wallet casing has a, coin purse hingedlyconnected to one of the longitudinal margins thereof to rest upon billsin the wallet and be enclosed by the overlapped ends of the walletcasing when the same is closed.

It is also an object of this invention to provide a combination bill andcoin container wherein a Wallet casing for bills has a coin piusehingedly connectedthereto to normally reston the bills and be enclosedby the wallet casing in a manner permitting access to be had to the coinpurse closure means to permit access to the interior of the coin pursewithout necessitating opening of the wallet casing.

Another object of the invention is the provision of an improved andsimplified type of combination wallet and purse constructed of a unitaryblank adapted to be formed into a bill wallet casing and a coin pursehingedly connected to one another and provided with suitable closuremeans adapted to be opened independently of one another to afford accessto the bills in the wallet casing when the same is only half opened andwithout opening or disturbing the location of the coin purse, andfurthermore permitting opening of the coin purse when the wallet casingis either closed or opened.

It is furthermore an object of this invention to provide an improvedsimplified form of combination wallet and coin purse having the coinpurse hingedly connected to one side of the wallet casing to be swungoutwardly to permit removal or insertion of bills into the wallet casingand adapted to be moved intoposition against the bills and be enclosedby the wallet casing, when the same is shut without preventing access tothe opening means for the coin purse.

It is furthermore an object of this invention to provide a moneycontainer constructed of a unitary blank which can be convenlentlyformed to provide hingedly connected bill and coin containers, foldableone within the other.

It is an important object of this invention to provide an improved andsimplified form of a combination bill and coin container consisting of abill casing and a coin purse hingedly connected to one another, with thecoin purse adapted to be positioned to assist in holding bills withinthe bill case, and adapted to be enclosed by the overlapping fiaps ofthe bill case, which requires the opening of only one of the flapsthereof to afiord access to the bills and permit a selective withdrawalof the bills without disturbing the position of the remaining bill casefiap or the coin purse, and furthermore permitting access to the coinpurse to permit opening of the same when the bill case is either open orclosed.

Other and further important objects of this invention will be apparentfrom the disclosures in the specification and the accompanying drawings.

The invention (in preferred forms) is illustrated in the drawings andhereinafter more fully described. Y

In the drawings: 1

Figure 1 is .a flat plan view of a combination bill and coin container,in closed position, embodying the principles of this invention.

Figure 2 is a side View of the container showing the accessibility ofthe closure means for the coin purse.

Figure 3 is a perspective view of the combination bill and coincontainer held in position, by a persons hand, and showing the billwallet partially open to permit a selective withdrawal of bills from thewallet casing, with the coin purse remaining in a normal position.

Figure 4 is a plan view of the unitary blank from which the combinationbill wallet and coin purse container is constructed.

Figure 5 is a transverse sectional view taken on line V-V of Figure 1.

Figure 6 is a longitudinal sectional view of the device taken on lineVIVI of Figure 1.

Figure 7 is a plan View of a modified form of combination wallet andcoin purse in closed posilOIl.

Figure 8 is a transverse sectional view taken on line VIII-VIII ofFigure 7;

Figure 9 is a developedplan view of the unitary blankgf-rom which themodified form of combina- 2 tion bill wallet and coin purse of the formillustrated in Figures 7 and 8, is formed. 1

Figure 10 is a plan view of another modified form of combination billwallet and coin purse in closed position.

Figure 11 is a longitudinal sectional View thereof taken on line XI-XIof Figure 10.

Figure 12 is a transverse sectional view taken on line XII--X[I ofFigure 10.

Figure 13 is a developed plan view of the unitary blank from which thecombination bill wallet and coin purse of the type illustrated in Figure10,

is formed.

As shown in the drawings: Referring to Figures 1 to 6 of the drawings,the

improved bill and coin holder or container is 7 formed from a unitaryblank or template of the form or shape illustrated in Figure 4 indeveloped form. r 1 The improved blank or receptacle is adapted to becut or stamped out of a sheet or strip of leather or other suitablematerial which is adapted to be subjected to a punch press for thepurpose of permitting a plurality of improved combination wallet andcoin purse blanks or templates to be stamped therefrom with a minimum ofwaste.

The unitary or one-piece blank is adapted to be constructed of aselected material such as leather, and comprises a billfold casing blankA and a coin purse blank B integrally connected to one another. The billfold or wallet casing blank A comprises an intermediate or body sectionI, an inner end flap section 2 and an outer end flap section 3. The twoend sections 2 and 3 are integrally formed on opposite ends of theintermediate or body section I. Integrally formed on one longitudinalside margin of the intermediate section I of the bill wallet or casingblank A and projecting outwardly therefrom at substantially right anglesto form a substantially T-shaped blank, is the coin purse blank Bconsisting of integrally connected coin purse sections 4 and 5. Notches5 partially separate the blank sections I and 4 as clearly illustratedin Figure 4. An elongated slot 6 is provided transversely in the coinpurse blank B in the line of fold 8 between the sections 4 and 5. Theslot I forms the opening for thecoin purse, and said slot has fastenedtherein a closure mechanism for the coin purse consisting of a slidefastener strip 9, provided with the usual mounting tape. Coacting withthe slide fastener strip 9 is a latching slide Ill provided with anactuating tab I I. a

The coin purse is formed by folding the coin purse blank B transverselyalong the line of fold 8 so that the section 5 is superimposed over thesection 4. The side margins of the two sections 4 and 5 are then bentinwardly and the coin purse is then stitched around the two sides andacross the bottom to form a coin purse having a coin receiving pocket I2for the reception of coins I3. The finished coin purse is hingedlyconnected with the bill wallet or casing by the hinge I4 to permit thecoin purse to be swung pivotally on one longi-' tudinal margin of theintermediate section I of the billfold or Wallet.

For the purpose of closing the billfold or wallet the wallet end section2 is provided with a male snap fastener member I5 while the cover flapsection 3 of the wallet or billfold casing is provided with a femalesnap fastener member I6 which is adapted to releasably engage the malesnap fastener member I 5 when the coin purse is swung inwardly to lieagainst the innerface of the wallet section I, and when the end flaps 2and 3 are bent inwardly over the coin purse and overlap to permitinterlocking of the snap fastener members I5 and I6, as illustrated inFigures 1 and 2.

When the combination bill and coin holder is in open position with thecoin purse swung out to one side of the wallet, a plurality of bills ofdifierent denominations may be stacked one upon another and placedlongitudinally within the wallet after which the coin purse is hingedlyswung inwardly to press upon the middle portion of the stack of bills toassist in holding the same in position. The wallet end 2 is then swunginwardly over one side of the coin purse while the cover flap 3 is thenbent inwardly over the opposite side of the coin purse to permit thesnap fasteners I5 and I6 to be snapped together to lock the billfoldwith [the coin purse enclosed therein.

Attention is called to the fact that when the wallet is closed andcovers the opposite sides of the coin purse, that the latching means forthe coin purse is accessible as clearlyillustrated in Figure 2, so thatwhen it is desired to takecoins from the coin purse, it is not necessarytoopen the wallet but simply necessitates the sliding of the slidefastener II] by means of the actuating tab] If; so that the slidefastener mechanism is opened permitting access to the coins within thecoin purse pocket I2.

When it is desired to remove the bill Iromthe wallet it is onlynecessary to hold the walletin the left hand as illustrated in: Figure3, after which the wallet flap 3 may be opened andswung outwardly,thereby exposing one end of the-stack of bills in the wallet. A personthen has onlyjto select the denomination of the bill desired, ;and thenpull the same outwardly from the stack,

permitting the rest of the bills to remain in place;

In case it is desired to remove the entire stack of bills, they may bepulled out from one end of the wallet as described, or the wallet'may becompletely opened and coin purse may be swung outwardly to one side ofthe walletgto facilitate removal of one or more of the bills orinsertion of a stack of bills in the open wallet. 7 j A modified form ofcombination wallet and coin purse is illustrated in Figures '7 ,;8 and9; This form of currency container is constructed from;

a unitar or one-piece blank or template formedof leather or othersuitable material. .Theone-t piece blank in developed form isillustratedin Figure 9, and consists of a wallet casing blank C and coinpurse blank D integrally connected .to one another along theintermediate portionfof one longitudinal edge of the wallet casing blankC.

The wallet casing blank consists of a "single strip or layer of materialcomprising an intermediate section I8, an inner end flap or section I9,and an outer flap or end section 20. The coinv purse blank D comprises afront vwall or section 2I, one margin of which is integrally connectedwith one longitudinal edge of the intermediate section I8 of the walletcasing blank C byiriieaii's' of hinge portion 22. Integral with the coinpursewallet section 2I is a closure flap 23.- integrally formed on oneside of the coin purse sectionor' wall 2I is a coin purse back sectionor wall -"24 and 28, leaving an entrance opening at the top. of the coinpurse to be'closedby means of the 1 flap 23 when the flap has been bentover along the dotted line 29. The coin purse flap 23. is provided witha female snap fastener 30 which is adapted to coact with a male snapfastener 3|, which is provided near the free longitudinal edge of thewalletintermediate section l8, when the coin purse is hingedly swunginwardly to lie against the wallet intermediate section l8, asillustrated in Figures 7 and 8. Y

With the coin purse positioned adjacent the inner surface of the middleportion of the wallet casing and closed by means of the flap 23 and thesnap fasteners 30 and 3|, the wallet casing inner flap I9 is bentinwardly along the dotted line 32,'and the outer flap 20 of the walletcasing is then bent along the'dotted line 33 to overlap the inner flapI9 and be removably latched thereto by means of a snap fastener setconsisting of a male snap fastener member 34 secured to the flapsectionI9, and a female snap fastener member 35 secured to the flap section2|].

When the combination wallet and coin purse is in open position, a stackof bills of diiferent denominations may be laid upon the inner surfaceof the wallet casing, after which the coin purse is hingedly swunginwardly to rest upon the middle portion of the stack of bills II. Thecoin purse flap 23 is then removably attached to the intermediatesection of the wallet casing by means of the snap fastener members 30and 3|, thereby closing the coin purse to prevent the coins l3 containedtherein from falling out of the coin purse. The wallet casing flaps l9and 20 may then be bent over the coin purse to enclose the same bysnapping the snap fastener members 34 and 35 together.

In the modified form of combination wallet and coin purse illustrated inFigures 7 to 9, inclusive, it will be noted that coins may be taken fromthe coin purse by merely opening the coin purse flap 23 withoutnecessitating opening of the wallet.

To take bills out of the wallet casing, it is not necessary to open thecoin purse but merely the cover flap 20 of the wallet similar to thearrangement illustrated in Figure 3 of the drawings. With the wallethalf open, as shown in Figure 3, the bills may be pulled outselectively.

In the form of combination wallet and coin purse shown in Figures '7 to9, inclusive, the same may be constructed of two blanks or templates,the major blank consisting of the sections l8, I9, 20, 2| and 23, whilethe secondary blank may consist only of a coin purse wall section 24which is separated from the section 2|. To complete the coin purse itwill be necessary to place the separate section 24 on the section 2| andstitch the same around the two opposite sides and across the bottom tocomplete the purse.

Another modified form of combination coin purse and wallet isillustrated in Figures to 13, and is formed from a one-piece unitaryblank or template constructed of leather or other selected material. Theblank form consists of two integrally connected wallet and coin purseforms E and F respectively. The wallet casing form comprises a singlelayer or strip of material consisting of an intermediate section 36, aninner end flap section 31 integral with one end thereof, and an outerflap section 38 integral with the opposite end thereof. The inner flasection is provided with a male snap fastener member 39, while the outerflap section 38 is provided with a female snap fastener member 40 foraction with the male snap fastener member 39 to hold the wallet latchedin closed position.

The coin purse blank Fis integrally formed on one side, of theintermediate. section 36 of the wallet casing blank E by means of ahinge portion 4|, which integrally connects the wallet section casing 36with a coin purse wallv or section 42. Integral with the coin pursesection 42 is another coin purse wallsection 43 provided with an inte-1gral closure flap section .44. The coin purse closure flap section 44 isprovided with a female snap fastener member 45 which is adapted to.coact with a male snap fastener member 46 pro-; vided on the coin pursewall 42. The two coin purse sections 42 and43 are folded along thedotted line 41 to be positioned adjacent one another, and are stitchedtogether across'thev bot-? tom and across onelside of the coin purseadjacent the hinge portion 4|.

In the modified form of combination bill and coin. carrier, it isonly'necessary to open the Wallet flap 38, similar'to the arrangementillustrated in Figure 3, to permit access to be had to the bills in thewallet. With the wallet casing partly opened as described, any selectedbill can be withdrawn from the wallet with case.

In this modified form of combination wallet and coin purse, access tothe coin purse is had by opening the wallet cover fiap 38 and thenopening the coin purse flap 44 to permit access to be had to theinterior of the coin purse for removal of coins I3 therefrom, or for theinsertion of coins into the coin purse.

It will be noted that in the three different forms of the combinationwallet and coin purse constructions illustrated and described, that eachtype is adapted to be constructed from a unitary blank or template whichis adapted to be folded to provide a wallet casing having a coin pursehingedly connected thereto, with said coin purse requiring very littlestitching to complete the same. The various forms of the device areadapted to carry quite a quantity of bills which are adapted to bepositioned in the wallet and are partially held in position by means ofthe hingedly supported coin purse. The bills are adapted to beselectively removed from the wallet by only half opening the same, asillustrated in Figure 3, and in the forms of the combination bill andcoin holders illustrated in Figures 1 and 7 it will be noted that whenit is desired to remove coins from the coin purse it is not necessary toopen up the wallet, since direct access is had to the coin purse whenthe wallet is in closed position.

Attention is directed to the thinness of the currency holder when closedand even when containing coins in the coin purse and a stack of bills inthe Wallet. It will be noted that the ends of the folded stack of bills,when the one layer wallet is closed, overlie the coin purse and areseparated as illustrated in Figures 2, 6 and 11. A space is thus leftbetween the ends of the stack of bills for receiving the overlapping endflaps of the wallet and the fastening means therefor so that the middleportion of the currency holder is not any thicker than the otherportions.

A feature of the simplified combination pocketbook, is the ease withwhich bills may be selectively withdrawn from the stack of bills in thewallet, by holding the pocketbook in the palm of the left hand and onlyopening the top flap of the wallet, without disturbing the position ofthe coin purse. The opening of only the wallet top flap exposes one endof the stack of bills, permitting easy separation of the bills for theselection 'of a bill of a desired denomination which may be withdrawnfrom the open end of the wallet withoutvdisturbing the positionv of theremaining bills.

It will, of course, be understood that various details of constructionmay be varied through a wide range without departing from the principlesof this invention and it is, therefore, not the purpose to limit thepatent granted hereon otherwisethan necessitated by the scope of theappended claim.

I claim as my invention:

A combination wallet and purse made from a single T-shaped sheet havinghead and leg portions, the leg of said sheet having a closed transverseslot therein intermediate the ends of the leg, said leg having the freeend portion thereof folded back along said slot to overlap the legportion between the slot and the head, means uniting the lapped marginalsides of the leg portions, means uniting the free end of. the leg withthe adjacent overlapped leg portion, both, of said means cooperatingwiththe leg portions to provide a purseopen only at the slot, a slidefastener in the slot to seal the purse, said purse being swingable overan intermediate portion of the head to position the slide fastener adja-

